Faculty Workshop in Mentoring for Biomedical Grad Students and Postdocs 9/30
In keeping with the NIH requirement that faculty be trained in mentoring PhD students and Postdocs, the Rutgers Health Office of Postdoctoral Affairs offers a series of workshops for faculty in the biological sciences with new case studies each time. These workshops...
NJ ACTS Special Populations Virtual Seminar on 9/24 at 12pm – Register Now
Peer Support Specialists: Integration in the ED and Feedback from Peers with Angela Moreland, PhD Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Zoom 12-1 pm ET This presentation will describe the role of peer support specialists in the emergency department (ED) and how Dr. Angela...
NJ ACTS CREST (R25) Funded
NJ ACTS leadership is delighted to announce that the CREST Program, a R25 short term research program award has been awarded. Led by Celine Gelinas, PhD and Lauren Aleksunes, PharmD/PhD, the NJ ACTS CREST program will immerse medical and pharmacy students in research...
NJ ACTS Workforce Development Internship Fall 2024 – Deadline Today
The NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core is creating a digital badge for Principal investigators (PI) and Co-Investigators to meet the workforce needs for improving the readiness of early career investigators to conduct Clinical Trials. Support the research, gathering,...
NJ ACTS Workforce Development Internship Fall 2024 – Deadline Today
The NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core is creating a digital badge for Principal investigators (PI) and Co-Investigators to meet the workforce needs for improving the readiness of early career investigators to conduct Clinical Trials. Support the research, gathering,...
Rutgers Health Researchers Find Disparities in Outcomes of Hospice Discharges.
Black patients who leave hospice care and patients with short stays in hospice care are at increased risks for being admitted to a hospital after being discharged from hospice, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in JAMA Network Open,...
NJIT Researchers Close in on New Technology for Objectively Measuring Pain.
On a scale of one to ten, how much pain do you feel? It’s a question many patients get from their doctor in the U.S. each day, often accompanied by the Visual Analogue Scale from 1-10 that was first introduced in clinics in 1921. A century later, the simple assessment...
Indirect Gun Violence Exposure Linked to Decreased Quality of Life.
Just living near gun violence – even without direct exposure or injury – significantly hurts quality of life, according to a study published in the Journal of Urban Health. This finding from the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University reveals...
Your Best Friend from High School? Here’s Why Their Genes Mattered.
Mom always said, “Choose your friends wisely.” Now a study led by a Rutgers Health professor shows she was onto something: Their traits can rub off on you – especially ones that are in their genes. The genetic makeup of adolescent peers may have long-term consequences...
Public Health Expert on Social Media’s Impact on Teens.
As the United States government considers major policy decisions regarding social media, including a potential forced sale of TikTok and new legislation to protect young users, the comprehensiveness of research informing these decisions faces scrutiny. A 2024 report...